Northwest NEWS

May 6, 2002

Pedestrian walking in traffic struck and killed

A man reported wandering in and out of traffic in the 6500 block of Northeast Bothell Way was struck and killed last Tuesday, April 30, about 11:14 p.m.
Robert Strasser, 49, thought by police to be a transient, died at the scene of the accident.
According to King County Sheriff's Sgt. Greg Dymerski, police are assigning no blame to the driver of the Chevy Blazer who struck the man.
Detectives do believe, however, the victim may have been drinking prior to his death. Toxicology reports are not yet available.